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Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School

Past Student Association History

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Past Student Society
Notice of Annual Meeting, 1911

from Victor Carney

This is a copy of the letter sent to members of the Past Students’ Society giving notice of the Annual Meeting.
This particular copy of the letter was sent to Frank Carney, Victor’s father.

Of particular interest is the names of the Society Officers, Committee and Members.
It was no accident that the committee members were widely distributed throughout the valley. The policy was that
committee members had to be from the various villages - rather like councillors elected to the AUDC.
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PSA Committee

Letter Page 1

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PSA Committee

Letter Page 2

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In amongst these names you will find some staff members: W.C. Cox, the headmaster; J.E. Sladen and W.R. Williams (Maths & Science) and possibly others.

The Heppells were three of the five members of that family to have been pupils at the school. Their father was W.J. Heppell a colliery manager/agent of Fforchneol House, Cwmaman.

D.O. Roberts was almost certainly the man who later became headmaster at Gadlys Boys Central School, and father of the dentist Dafydd Roberts, who was also a pupil at the school.

The Masters boys came from the Bailey Arms in Miskin; however both boys were amongst the school's First World War casualties.

Nellie Prance was the daughter of Richard Prance the owner of the popular millinery and linen shop of Prance Williams next to Lloyds Bank in Canon Street.

The Shipton girls travelled to school from Penrhiwceiber, there being no Mountain Ash County School when they commenced their secondary school education.

The secretary Ivy Lea, and her sister Enid, were the daughters of Alfred Lea the Jeweller and Watchmaker of 18 Commercial Street.

The other secretary, Trevor Jones, probably lived at the Cowbridge Arms, Market St Aberdare.

The Vice President, Mrs Mildred Shingler (née Pratt) came from Fox Street in Mountain Ash. Her sister Irene is listed on one of the early Honours Boards.

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